The Democratic Socialists of America, the far-left party tied to New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, on Monday criticized the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

The party’s national branch, stating that the “Palestinian resistance” had announced a ceasefire, said, “This will not end Israel’s assault on the Palestinian people or the theft and occupation of Palestinian lands.”

“A conditional ceasefire agreement does not wash the hands of the ruling class,” the party said in a statement titled, “Until Palestinian liberation.”

The party said it “welcomes the relief” for Palestinians and expressed its “strongest solidarity to our comrades in Palestine,” but the statement was mostly critical.

“DSA harbors no illusions that Israel will honor any negotiated agreement that preserves Palestinian life or self-determination. Past ceasefires only slowed the carnage, and Israel continued military action with impunity,” the statement said.

“DSA stands for the full freedoms and self-determination of the Palestinian people, including the end of Israel’s colonization and occupation of all Arab lands, equality, and the right of all refugees to return to their homes and properties,” the party said.

The DSA added that it backs the Thawabit, the Palestinian principles that it said upholds “Palestinians’ rights to resist occupation.”

The statement accused Israel of “genocide,” “apartheid,” “terrorizing” the Middle East region, fascism and “imperial aggression.”

The group vowed to continue protests and closed with, “the struggle for liberation continues.”

The statement did not mention the hostages, Hamas, or the terrorist group’s October 2023 attack that killed some 1,200 people and started the war.

The far-left party says it has more than 80,000 members.

Mamdani is the Democratic party nominee for New York City mayor, identifies as a democratic socialist, has long ties to the New York City chapter of the DSA and was a member of the DSA’s delegation to the state government. He has also sought to distinguish himself from the DSA’s national chapter, saying his “platform is not the same as the national DSA.”

The city’s chapter of the party has endorsed Mamdani’s run for mayor and his campaign is closely tied to the New York City DSA, which has not commented on the ceasefire.

Mamdani, the national DSA and the New York City chapter have all made anti-Israel advocacy central to their politics.

Mamdani’s own statement on the ceasefire was also critical of Israel.

“Today’s scenes of Israelis and Palestinians are profoundly moving: Israeli hostages being freed and families reunited after years of fear, uncertainty, and torture; the first days in Gaza without relentless Israeli bombardment of Palestinians as families return to rubble and loved ones freed from detention,” he said.

“We have watched as our tax dollars have funded a genocide. The moral and human cost will be a lasting stain and requires accountability and real examination of our collective conscience and our government’s policies,” Mamdani said.

Mamdani began accusing Israel of genocide in the weeks after the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel, before the IDF had started ground operations in Gaza. His statement the day after the Hamas attack focused on criticism of Israel.

Mamdani is the heavy favorite to win the New York City mayoral election next month.

On Sunday, Mamdani said he ran a race for Gaza to raise money for UNRWA USA, a nonprofit that supports the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

Last week, on the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Mamdani called the Hamas attack a “horrific war crime” and accused Israel of launching a “genocidal war” against the Palestinians.

Other New York leaders applauded the ceasefire agreement.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said: “Our hearts are filled with joy as an end to the war in Gaza appears to be on the horizon and families have finally been united.”

“We pray that this news will bring lasting peace, justice and prosperity to Israelis and Palestinians alike,” Adams said.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said, “After two years of immense suffering and loss, the Israeli hostages have finally returned home. I join their families in celebrating this long-awaited homecoming and pray they find peace and comfort in the days ahead.”

“I’m grateful to the administration for its role in securing the hostages’ release,” Hochul said.

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who is polling second to become the next New York City mayor, said, “For two long years, families have lived through unimaginable pain, sleepless nights, and endless heartache.”

“Today, their prayers have been answered, as the remaining hostages are finally home in the arms of their loved ones, where they belong,” Cuomo said. “We must never forget the terrorist act that brought us here, and we must stand together to say, with one voice: never forget and never again. Terrorism has no place in Gaza, in the Middle East, or anywhere in the world.”